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River Flood Warning 9, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this river flood warning at Sep 7, 2008, 9:31 PM EDT for Brunswick County, Virginia. It took effect at Sep 7, 2008, 10:28 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2008, 9:31 PM EDT (01:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2008, 10:28 PM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2008, 10:01 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Brunswick County, VA
The radar
The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Meherrin River near Lawrenceville (LAWV2). The gauge peaked at 16.45 ft at Sep 8, 2008, 3:00 AM EDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 15 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 29 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 02051500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 1:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | AKQ | 5 hr | |
| Sep 8, 3:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | AKQ | 24 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.